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Camera Basics Metering This is a series of photos designed to test the metering modes of my Canon 600D. The camera was set to Av so shutter speed was determined by the camera. I set the arpeture to f6.3 which seemed to be the right setting for maintaining the vibrance in the colours. This was also taken with a newly purchased lens – 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3. this was set to spot metering and I ali... »
I adjusted the colour balance in Photoshop for each of the images – its not perfect but I am keen for your opinion on the focus and shutter speed assignments. I switched to manual at times and tried to focus on different parts of the face – eyes, nose etc… »
This was a great project. I tested my shutter speed for hand-held. I think my limit is 1/40 but look forward to your opinion. I set my camera to TV and annotated all the variations in the attached photo. The colours look a bit washed out but these photos were taken in the middle of the day when the sun was brightest. I would like to know how to moderate the colours so they are more true-to-life &#... »
This photo was a exercise in getting used to the depth of field and auto-focus modes on my camera. I stayed on manual so I could also adjust exposure and ISO levels. In the end, I merged 2 photos of the same subject to emphasise the in-focus laced ribbon and bow and out-of focus glass edge and background. »